Baxter acquires $900m oncology portfolio for spin-out-in-waiting
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Executive Summary
Baxter has bolstered the oncology offering of its soon to be spun out BioScience unit – Baxalta – through the acquisition of the Oncaspar (pegaspargase) product portfolio from Sigma-Tau Finanziaria of Italy for $900m.
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